Understandably, after making that sacrifice, Chuck didn’t take too kindly to Pippen seeming to throw him under the bus.įor what it’s worth, teammates of that era strongly backed Barkley. What made the situation more frustrating, from Barkley’s perspective, is he had taken a big paycut so the Rockets would have the financial room to sign Pippen away from the Chicago Bulls (where he had won six NBA titles). sat down with GQ's for one of his longest, most candid interviews in years Did I apologize to him? I told him to get me the hell out of there. I ain’t never seen him fight a Black man unless there were referees around. I never apologized to him, but I’ll tell you what: He only got arrested for throwing some little white guys out of a window. Pippen: I wish he woulda went through with it. GQ: Interesting you mentioned Charles Barkley, because he once said that he would “get arrested for murder” if you didn’t apologize to him for calling him “fat” after your breakup with the Rockets. In a new interview with GQ, Pippen and interviewer Tyler R. Now, more than 20 years later, it doesn’t appear the two NBA legends have made nice. Pippen got into a public feud with Barkley that offseason as part of an apparent strategy to force his way out of town, and Houston traded him to Portland after one lockout-shortened season. Despite having three future Hall of Famers, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon, the 1999 Rockets went a disappointing 29-21 in the regular season and were dispatched in the first round of the playoffs.
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